Can you remove the bite valve and use just the straw? Thanks!
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you can remove the straw from the lid, but the bite valve is built into the lid so you cant use the straw by itself with the lid on.
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You can remove the bite valve, and its tough to get inside of it to clean. I use a q-tip. You cannot just use the straw.
949033
I like it because of the bite valve. I can't get air in y stomach so I had to give up straws. This keeps the fluid in the straw so I can use it.
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Yes, there is a rubber gasket with an X cut, in the straw hole of the lid. You can use any straw, but I would recommend getting one of the heavy-duty Tupper Straws if you can. Enjoy!!
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I dont think that is possible. The straw is removable from the mouth piece. Have you tried the zoli cups? My boys started on those when they were 7months old.
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It has been a while since I've used them but yes. Although you may have to trim the straw a bit.
1614246
No, you do not have to use the straw, in fact the ones I got did not include a straw. It has a drinking hole and a air hole in the top. It has a cover that rotates to cover the holes. It is not a very good mug for trying to use a straw because the drinking hole is not round.
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Sure you can but its tough to clean the straw on this cup. I loved this cup at first but then ended up prefering the take and toss sippy cups because they are way easier to clean and they practice drinking from a cup. (and WAY cheaper too)
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I also used a pipe cleaner (the kind with a few metal strands also works best), to stick in the folding plastic part (not the bite valve). As this gets gunked up also. If you take the long plastic straw off, you can actually get the pipe cleaner all the way through, and you can pull it back and forth. I love this bottle also, but it is something you need to keep up with the cleaning on.
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The filter is replaceable. Therefore, it can be taken out, and the bottle still be used and drink from the straw. Hope this helps you out.
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You do have to use the straw, in order to drink the water you have to bite the mouth piece for water to come out.
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They aren't the kind you can cut through with scissors. They could probably be cut with some sort of saw, but you'd have to cut the "long" end rather than the short side with the ridge that keeps the straw from coming out of the cup. Then you'd have a slightly rough edge from the cut unless you could smoothe it out.
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Patricia Brenes: One really great thing about these camelback bottles is that you can, indeed, get replacement mouth pieces, and straws. if you search on amazon for 'camelback replacement straw', or 'camelback eddy mouthpiece replacement', you'll have a choice of your preferred seller, or choose a new one. Mike Camelbak Eddy Accessory Bite Valves and Straws-Pack of 2 (Clear)CamelBak Eddy Accessory Bite Valve, Multi
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The big bite cover doesnt fit with this big bite valve. You have to plug to the tube and thats it.To release water to your mouth you just have to bite the valve with your front tooth an suck. It doesnt have a cover or something.
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Yes you can it would require taking the valve off and changing the shims it has. The bottle comes with instructions on how to do it.
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You have to suck a bit harder than a normal straw but no, no biting is required and it's very easy to use we've had these cups over a year and I still love them.
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The lip opening is more of a slit, so I would say a straw would not fit through the opening...Sorry
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Yes, in fact I swapped out a valved bite valve from another CamelBak brand hydration pack and swap them back and forth with no problem. BTW, the two liter reservoir is pretty easy to fill, clean and dry. The only (minor) hassle is cleaning the tube which is the same no matter which system you get.